Redefine|BDL Hotels, the UK’s largest independent hotel management company, is expanding its portfolio and bolstering its project management credentials with a series of new ventures. The company has recently begun or completed no less than seven builds, refurbishments or management handovers, representing significant investment in the hotel and leisure sector. DoubleTree … [Read more...]
Hostel brand revitalises Generator London with £8 million refurb
Generator London is located in Bloomsbury and first opened in 1995. Originally a police section house, the property now features 872 beds across 212 rooms, including 20 new en-suite twins. DesignAgency, Canada, has now worked in partnership with ORBIT architects to transform the property into London’s most contemporary and innovative hostel spaces. “The overarching concept … [Read more...]
IHG Introduces New Holiday Inn Express® Prototype Design
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the next evolution of the prototype for its Holiday Inn Express® brand. Developed for the brand’s portfolio of hotels in the U.S. and Canada, the updated prototype design is designed to further position the Holiday Inn Express brand as the “smart” choice for guests and owners. Meeting guests’ changing needs This next … [Read more...]
Five star performance for Eastern hoteliers
The UK hotel market posted a consecutive second month of strong growth in February, with hoteliers in the East of the country experiencing year-on-year increases across all key performance indicators and recording the highest growth in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) of 48.3% in February, according to the latest data from HotStats. A combined surge in … [Read more...]
Glasgow riding high on record-breaking hotel occupancy
Glasgow’s hotel sector continued its strong start to 2014 with record-breaking results during February, the ninth consecutive month of record-breaking occupancy rates for Glasgow’s hotels. The LJ Forecaster report, from tourism market research specialists LJ Research, shows that occupancy in the city averaged 78.3% last month - the highest occupancy level for February the city … [Read more...]